About

Ralph Jones has been experimenting with the photographic process since the age of 10. In 2007, after concluding a 30 year career in the auto industry, he renewed his passion for photography. While traveling abroad he discovered the perception of Detroit, his hometown, was quite different than his personal experiences. For the last few years he has been documenting the city of Detroit in an attempt to inspire an appreciation and understanding of the uniqueness of Detroit, her buildings, and her people. As a result of this documentation he has set about developing a second career as a photographer, editor, publisher, exhibiting artist and educator.

“Ralph Jones, a favorite of mine, sees Detroit through a very compassionate, humane, non-judgemental filter (his heart) that when viewed through his lens, provides us with an important view of Detroit (his hope). He is an ambassador for Detroit through his photography. If politics didn’t require corruption, he’d be Detroit’s man.” Dinah Hemenway Oude-Reimerink

“Here are a dozen contemporary photographers from Detroit — among them Ralph Jones, Scott Hocking, Dave Jordano, Leni Sinclair and Steve Shaw — holding up a mirror to their own city and neighbors. The result is an honest and nuanced view of the city that gets beyond the cliches of ruin porn and the superficial travelogues of flyover artists and photojournalists.”Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press

2017Detroit Artists at Silver Maples – Group ExhibitionBoll Center – Diversity – Group Photography ExhibitionFocus Hope – In Pursuit of Hope; Reflection on the 67 Rebellion – Film and Photography ExhibitionArt and Soul; Every Child is a Work of Art – Traveling group Photography ExhibitionNational Conference of Artist’s Detroit – Detroit Views and Vistas – Group Photography Exhibition